Oulunkaari sub-region

Oulunkaari sub-region combines the quiet scale of northern forests with a long river-travel tradition in a way that reflects its position between the Gulf of Bothnia and Finland’s eastern interior. In Northern Ostrobothnia, the area includes communities along the Oulujoki, which flows west towards Oulu and the Gulf of Bothnia, as well as Vaala by Lake Oulujärvi. Water and forest have long directed settlement and livelihoods here. The Oulujoki was an important historical route for transporting tar, linking inland producers with the coast. Parts of the region lie within Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark, where Ice Age landforms shape the terrain. Continue through nearby webcams to explore the river valleys, lake shores and forest country of Oulunkaari.

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